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The last Briton held in Guantanamo Bay is being kept in detention because
intelligence chiefs fear he will expose evidence of their knowledge of
torture, say his lawyers.

Shaker Aamer, a British resident born in Saudi Arabia, was cleared for release
in 2007 under President Bush and then again two years later after a review
ordered by President Obama.

Mr Obama has vowed again to close Guantanamo, and Mr Aamer is one of almost 80
detainees cleared for release. However, although there are no complicated
issues about the UK’s human-rights record, his release is still held up.